Main Entry: ma·zur·ka

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈzər-kə, -ˈzu̇r-\

Variant(s): also ma·zour·ka \-ˈzu̇r-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Russian, from Polish mazurek, from Mazury Masuria, region of NE Poland

Date: 1818

1 : a Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure
2 : music for the mazurka or in its rhythm usually in moderate ³⁄₄ or ³⁄₈ time